wet

wet (oneself)

1. Literally, to urinate while wearing one's clothing. I had to go to the bathroom so bad that I'd nearly wet myself by the time I made it home.Sarah has just finished potty training, but she still wets herself from time to time.

2. To laugh hysterically or uncontrollably. (Usually used in the continuous tense.) Raj's new boyfriend is hilarious, he had us wetting ourselves through the whole lunch!

3. To be extremely excited or giddy. (Usually used in the continuous tense.) Abigail and I were nearly wetting ourselves with excitement for the concert to start!

Matte Time Test--indicates the coating's substrate wetting properties and a correlation to drying time by measuring the time it takes for the applied coating to lose its wet, glossy look and take on a matte finish.

There are similarities in that adequate initial contact is generally ensured by good wetting.

The quantitative study of wetting phenomena dates from the beginning of the 19th century when Young in England[3] and Laplace[4] in France considered what happens when a liquid is placed in contact with a solid.

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